I'm Sorry... I Just Can't Help It....

I have a problem... a big one. Little girl bathing suits. I heart them. Seriously... Here are a few of her bathing suits. She has some more I need to get pictures of her in. They are also darling. And don't worry she does have a few one pieces... but they show a lot of cleavage. :)

Splashing compliments of Daddy.

Without the board shorts...

With the board shorts...

Swim Lessons... again

My kids are totally digging swim lessons. Their teacher, Miss Pam of Shamrock Swim, is a FABULOUS teacher. They have both improved SO much!! Here are some pictures from their adventures.
Floating on her back... this has already come in handy. :)

Jumping off the diving board isn't her favorite. She only does it every now and then and it's good for her. Builds character. :)

Carter flops like a fish out of water when he jumps off the diving board. Goof ball.

Me in All my Pregnant Glory

I had a friend of mine, Janelle, who is seriously one of my VERY favorite photographers take some pictures of me yesterday. (I asked her right after I found out I was pregnant to do this for me.) We had a blast out playing together. Normally we both have our cameras out. It was different being the sole subject. Despite ending up with some splinters and giggling through several awkward positions (my balance isn't what it normally is... a little front heavy) she took some great shots and we have a lot of fun hanging out and talking shop. Thanks Janelle!!! If you are looking for a great photographer (while I'm not taking pictures of course;)) contact her. Click HERE to see the pictures. (While you're there, check out all her work. She really is amazing.)

***Quick side note: Janelle and her husband and daughter are looking to add to their eternal family via adoption so if you know anyone that is looking to give their baby up, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me for Janelle's information. I have thought once or twice about giving her one of mine. :)***

My Little Accessorizer

My little accessorizer doesn't care what type of accessory she is offered. You may look at this first picture and wonder what she is wearing. Well, Carter's goggles bit the dust a few weeks ago and I LOVE them. Actually he loves them. They are the only ones that don't pinch his eyes. So, I ordered some (I could only find them on the Internet) and knew my little girl well enough that she would want some too. And sure enough, when they arrived she was thrilled I had some for her to wear. She still had 30 minutes before her swim lesson starts but wanted to have them on anyways.
Quick side note: The reason she looks like a mad scientist is because we woke up early to have breakfast at Grammie's and went straight to swim lessons with her Medusa hair as I call it.

Bubbles!!

Last week Ben and Jessica (Bryan's brother and sister-in-law) came down with their three kids for the week. It was SO fun seeing them. Evelyn and Carter play so well together and before too long so will Hannah and Addilyn. (Poor Hannah having to put up with Addilyn...)
My favorite part of this picture of Carter jumping is Jessica's face. It just made me laugh... LOL, if you will. ;)

Note to self, Addilyn: Bubbles do NOT taste good. Just a little FYI. :)

Blake, Hannah, and Evelyn

Evelyn and Hannah blowing away. Evelyn was really good at it!

Cute little Hannah.

Thanks for coming down guys! We had a blast and can't wait until next time, whenever that may be.

Slam to the Turf

Growing up we had a game we played with my Dad nearly every night. (Yes, right before bed he would get us all riled up and then my mom- and dad- would have to put us down for bed... hyper...) It was called Slam to the Turf. He would get on all fours and we would climb him like a jungle gym. He would growl like a dog and catch us and give us "honk-n-kisses" (kisses on our cheeks while saying "hooonk". They tickled a TON because he had an AWESOME mustache.) while we would squeal in delight and try to get away.
Times haven't changed a whole lot... only the characters in the game. Now it's his grand kids playing with him... while my mom yells in the background, "Chris, be careful!! Don't throw your back out!" :) Carter LOVES playing Slam to the Turf with Papa. LOVES it!! And every time I watch it it takes me back to my childhood. Those memories are some of my very favorites with my dad. One of the lame things about growing up.

Tag getting in on the fun.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture. From the way my dad's hand is (that's his "tickle stance" with his hand... you know you're going to get it when his hand's like that) to Carter's face. Such happiness and fun!

Swim Lessons

The kids now LOVE their swimming lessons. I have a lot more pictures than this but since these are edited because I turned them in for my photography class I thought I may as well post them. I will openly admit to being obsessed with little girl bathing suits. Addi has at least 5 bathing suits and I heart every last one of them. She loves them too. The bad thing is, when I see a cute one, I STILL stop, look, and actually consider buying it. I know... but they're SO cute!! And, yes, I'm the evil Mom who puts her little Mormon girl in a bikini. But lets be honest, how long can you wear a bikini with a tummy like that and thighs like those and still look cute? Not long enough so we gotta live it up! :) This first picture totally cracked me up. I THINK she may open her eyes under water... but I'm not 100% sure. ;) (She's swimming to the wall and grabbing it, by the way. I'm not watching her drown just to get a cute picture.)

The other day while her swim teacher was about 1/2 way across the pool Addi fell off the Baja step and into the pool. We weren't back there at the time (Bryan was in the car with Carter getting him changed) but another mom saw it happen. She yelled to the teacher but by the time the teacher got to Addi, she had flipped onto her back and was floating just like Miss Pam has shown her! It was a VERY proud moment for her teacher and surprisingly, didn't even scare Addilyn. Hopefully she learned her lesson though. She is SUPPOSE to sit on the top step while she waits her turn... not play on the Baja step. Little turkey. (Little floating turkey, though.)